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Might be a difficult decision. Quite a few Visa Waivers from the first world, also making headlines each day as we see...

Is DT also serving the interest of (Winnie-the)Pooh)? Winnie-the-Pooh is the well-known meme for Xi Jing Ping(current head of the Chinese Communist Party/Chinese President, since March 2013). And it is banned to show it publicly in the mainland of China; regarded "ridiculing" head of their state.

Today's lunch: Crispy Pork Steak and Potato Salad on Curry Pilaf. Ingredients: Steak: Lean pork, grated garlic, salad oil and starch. Salad: (Pre-cooked) Onion, carrot, potato fresh cucumber. Pilaf: Rice, carrot, onion, snake beans(chopped), and water. *Cooked in the same tub. Seasonings: Steak: Soy, oyster, and fish sauce, grated garlic, sugar, (tiny amount of chili powder). *Meat is beaten & soaked in the above sauce overnight, before cooking. Salad: Mayonnaise, ketchup, soy and oyster sauce. Pilaf: Pork stock, curry powder, soy and oyster sauce, salt, pepper, (homegrown) basil(on top).

a surge in business closures.. ------------------------------------------------------------- Bureaucrats are partly blame for that; keen to bust and close "nominee business". Their empty public stance getting Thai workers out of jobs. Bangkok Post - Thailand cracks down on nominee businesses

One thing you should know. Whatever the head of the tax department says, the actual laws weren't passed/changed yet. That is why no one is sure about it.

Another case of "Free Travel" offered, in return for trafficking? When they fail, they are still entitled to Long Term Free Accommodation, all by the courtesy of Thai govt.

Indeed.

Another instant vigilant hero. Thais often exercise uncommon valor in a critical moment. Salute to the swift action of the good man.

I do it this month. And I would also like to report it here.

Another Quality Tourist, TAT always wanted. They are so grateful to be here. Making headlines, their thanksgiving token to this kingdom...

Thailand is certainly the Family Friendly destination, to him. As they don't chop off the hand of any thieves, unlike his home country.

Back home, he is likely lose this right hand(for the first time theft); Iran enforces Sharia Laws. But it isn't the case here. So he might thought it is "OK" to pinch things at the store. Iran cuts off man's hand for stealing | Iran | The Guardian

The shopping bag of that thief. It says: Reduce, reuse, recycle. He looks like exercising the first phrase; reduce (own expenditure).

What makes that ex-MP so keen to help own people lose their jobs? These " nominee business" often employs Thai nationals as well. Busting and closing down such establishments get those workers out of jobs.

Looks like some ”undercover agent" from accounting firms, among the viewers of this forum. As the thread urging expats to register for tax return pops up periodically, after May last year.

In real term, A Kind of Information You Never Need To Know About... No actual changes to the existing laws made while one dumbass (tax chief) barks, and greedy accounting firms try to capitalize it for easy money(giving Useless Advice for Hefty "consultation" fee($500-1000/60-90 min).

Very right/smart response indeed.

Or not really enforced even if it is enacted; simply having no enough manpower. While prostitution is illegal in this kingdom, Pattaya makes one of the biggest Red Light Districts in the world.

Thai tax law comes with some trap. Those who lodged tax return last year, will be required to do the same this year and onward. That's something I have read in recent months(listed in their online "booklet".

Just like buying an "entitlement" to be bribed greater amount. In other words, corruption is so institutionalized/structural; being a part of the built-in system. Rather than the act of "some bad cops".

Happy dying here? Absolutely. I chose and planned to live here. And have lived here as I wished. Then, I die here. As simple as that.

Today's breakfast: Chicken Vegetable Ramen(Yellow noodle soup). Ingredients: Yellow noodle, chicken thigh(chopped), bean sprouts, carrot, onion, garlic shoots, and water. Toppings(other than garlic shoots) are pan-fried). Seasonings: Toppings: Pepper, salt, and grated ginger. Soup: Chicken stock, grated garlic, soy, oyster, and fish sauce. Garlic shoots are rich in: Vitamin A, B1, and dietary fiber.

The Earth is a sphere. One decisive evidence for that. The radar waves cannot reach beyond horizon. If the world is flat, it can go further, but it doesn't.

There are at least 3 Catholic churches in Phuket. https://www.google.com/search?q=catholic+church+in+phuket+&sca_esv=9f8c9c8b0f4eb12f&hl=en&sxsrf=AHTn8zqxC_QXypCvWo5MuO8Cy5b4IYhr4w%3A17421393 But he chose to make an online confession, instead...

A kind of new trend in recent years？ Turning themselves in through internet. And the police kindly come to pick them up at their door.